The eye of Hurricane Idalia came ashore near Keaton Beach, FL at 7:45 AM EDT (1145 UTC) [1]. Idalia landed as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 125 mph (205 km/h), hurricane-force winds extending outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extending outward up to 175 miles (280 km). [1, 2].

Idalia reached Category 4 intensity early this morning before weakening to a Cat 3 just before landfall. [3]

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      1 year ago

      Well, Florida can feel safe in knowing that their governor has prepared the state by fighting the woke ideology.